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Hannah Benbow has discovered the perfect venue to showcase her artwork: this weekend's Baltimore Comic-Con. Benbow, 24, who lives in Washington, works as an animator for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit organization. Earlier this year, Benbow shared a table with a fellow artist in Awesome Con, a D.C. comic convention. This experience led her to seek out a table at Baltimore Comic-Con, which runs Sept. 5-7 at the Baltimore Convention Center (more info: baltimorecomiccon.com). She will be selling her collection of superhero cats: Bat Cat, Captain Cat, Spider Cat and other original characters. Before the convention, Benbow chatted with us about...

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